Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 57
57 described the coming of the Messiah as a Prophet. 52 If there was no possibility of prophethood after him, why would he call the Messiah to come as ‘Prophet of Allah’? The fifth major objection levelled against us is that we deny the concept of Jihad. I always wonder how a person can utter falsehood with such temerity, for this is an utter lie. On the con - trary, we believe that a person’s faith cannot be complete if he does not subscribe to Jihad. All the weakness of Islam and the frailty of faith amongst Muslims that we witness today is the result of their laxity in Jihad. To say that we deny Jihad, therefore, is a false asper - sion. When the Holy Quran teaches Jihad in so many places in the Holy Quran, how can we, being Muslims and lovers of the Holy Quran, deny it? What we do oppose is the shedding of blood, indulging in mischief and rebellion, and committing crimes in the name of Islam, because such acts tarnish its pristine image. We cannot tolerate that the holy injunctions of Islam should be distorted to serve people’s personal greed and egotism and vested interests. We do not deny Jihad but we do oppose the labelling of aggression and tyranny as Jihad. One can readily understand the rage and resentment a lover feels when his beloved is attacked. In the same way, we have a seri - ous grievance against those who defame Islam with their words or deeds. They call themselves Muslims but act like the enemies of Islam would do. Because of them, the world today sees Islam as an uncivilised religion and the Holy Prophet s as as a tyrannical ruler. This is not because they have found something in the life of the Holy Prophet s as that is contrary to piety or honesty, rather it is because the Muslims with their actions have instilled these notions into people’s minds. Among the great wrongs done to